Absentee Voting Information

Absentee (Early) Voting

You are eligible to vote absentee if you are a registered voter in Indiana. In Municipal Election years, you must reside within city/town limits to be eligible to vote.

In Person

Absentee is opened 28 days before the Primary or General Elections. Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for holidays. The offices are also open two Saturdays before Election Day. Absentee voting ends at noon the day before (Monday) an election day.

Locations

Absentee or early voting takes place in Southbend:

Lobby of the County City Building
227 W Jefferson Boulevard
South Bend, IN

Absentee or early voting takes place in Mishawaka:

Lobby of the County Services Annex
219 Lincoln Way West
Mishawaka, IN

By Mail

Vote by mail by requesting an absentee ballot application, complete it and return it by mail or fax. Your ballot will be mailed to you not sooner than 20 days and not later than eight days before the election. To vote absentee by mail, one of the following must apply:

Eligible to vote under the "fail-safe" procedures

You are a member of the military or a public safety officer

You are a participant in the state's address confidentiality program

You are at least 65 years of age

You are prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the 12 hour polling period

You are scheduled to work at your place of employment during the 12 hour period the polls are open

You are working a polling place outside of your voting precinct

You have a disability

You will be absent from the county on Election Day

You will be confined due to illness or injury or you are caring for an individual that is confined during the 12 hours that the polls are open

A "serious sex offender" IC 35-42-4-14(a)

Unavailability of transportation to the polls

Mail To
You may complete an Absentee Ballot Application and mail it to:

St. Joseph County Election Board
101 S Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601

Note
Voters voting absentee by mail are not required to show photo identification.

Vote by Traveling Board

Vote by Traveling Board by filling out an absentee ballot application and indicate you would like to have a travel board come to your residence to vote your ballot. The Traveling Board supervisor will call and schedule a time for their visit.

Military & Overseas Absentee Voting

Military

Absentee

A military or "absent uniformed services" voter is an individual serving away from his/her place of permanent residence that is also:

A member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or other uniformed service on active duty who, by reason of active duty, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote

A member of the Merchant Marine who, by reason of service in the Merchant Marine, is absent from the place of residence where the member is otherwise qualified to vote

A member of the Indiana National Guard deployed or on assignment outside of Indiana

A spouse or dependent of a member referred to above whom, by reason of the active duty or service of the member, is absent from the place of residence where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote